Category: Playlists

This year’s MVD Christmas playlist features a mixture of popular favourites and some more obscure gems… So get the tinsel on the tree, the presents wrapped, the mince pies on a tray, the wine in the glass, and the bum on the sofa and soak up the Festive spirit with Nat King Cole, Paul McCartney, Judy Garland, Louis Armstong, Run DMC and more. And to all of our readers, may you have the Merriest Christmas!

For our latest playlist we take a journey back to the 1990’s and trawl through the backwaters of the UK indie scene. I always had a problem with the whole Britpop thing. Fabricated by music journalists as a lazy way of turning a bunch of dissparate acts in to a ‘movement’ it has since become the distorted lens through which many see the rise of indie music in the 90’s, with Oasis and Blur out front, and at most about a dozen other bands behind them. However, if you were there at the time (as I was) you’ll know there Read more »

We present 15 of the fabbest covers from the songbook of the greatest band of all time. We are huge Beatles fans here at MVD, and greatly enjoyed seeing the brand new Ron Howard film about their touring years a couple of weeks ago. The reason their music endures, or one of them at least, is because ultimately Lennon & McCartney, and later Harrison were truly great songwriters. Evidence of that can be found in the truly enormous amount of covers of their songs that exist. Pretty much every single one of them has been given an alternative treatment at Read more »

This week’s playlist is a journey through obscure(ish) rock from the early 70’s, or thereabouts… …a time when rock music had a particular flavour, caught between it’s blues-boogie and rock n’ roll roots and it’s more muscular uber-masculine high-voltage future. It was the age that spawned the power trio (for whom Cream were the model) amply represented here by Budgie, Grand Funk Railroad, Speed, Glue & Shinki, ZZ Top, Atomic Rooster, and the supergroup Beck, Bogert, and Appice, all featured alongside killer cuts from the likes of Humble Pie, Steppenwolf, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, and Ipissimus. Enjoy!

This week we bring you 15 super soul performances from some of the greats! We’re big soul music lovers here at MVD and when it came to compiling this week’s playlist we realised that we were in a soulful mood. So dig The Spinners, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Sugar Pie Desanto, Sam & Dave and more besides…

Once again our playlist includes tracks that have been playing here lately….must say there is a tendency towards chill out and songs to listen under the song mood. From J.J. Cale to Marlon Williams and also Pharell Williams, to Ofege and also a cover of “You Can Call Me Al”…a mix of relaxed genres to enjoy on this glorious day! Tuesday Playlist No. 60: #NowPlaying

15 tracks to accompany that bleak rainy day, wherever you are… And if you’re in Britain waiting for what we call ‘summer’ you may appreciate this more than most. With Neil Young, Morphine, Dionne Warwick, Tony Joe White, Allen Toussaint and more!

This week’s playlist is for the bewildered, angry, and heartbroken 48% of the UK population who lost in last week’s EU referendum… And y’know, anyone else who may feel like this wasn’t the wisest of decisions. And if you weren’t one of those, or just don’t give a fuck because you’re not from Britain and you quite reasonably think we’re a bunch of fucking idiots anyway, then you may enjoy it too. (P.s. We’re not here to tell anyone they are right or wrong – this is a music blog – so please direct any strong feelings you may have Read more »

This week’s playlist can only be about one thing now the summer has arrived here in Britain… Yes that’s right, summer is here so wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, whether working (booo!) or playing (yay!) here’s 15 songs from the Beach Boys, James Brown, Van Morrison, Quincy Jones, Pink Floyd, Isley Brothers and more to make that sun shine even brighter. Enjoy!

I thought I would take a detour from our usually themed playlist to bring you 15 tracks I have been listening to lately. I think will also do more of that on my future Tuesday Playlists. M.A.K.U. Soundsystem, Bob Dylan, New Order, Jamie XX, James Bay, Tito Alberti Y Su Orquesta and many more. Those of you who know me might also now that the 15 tracks include recent releases, songs that I had not heard before and songs that popped up again that I have always loved or did not pay attention to before but now have.

This week’s playlist is our way of showing support for Britain’s Junior Doctors, a very wonderful group of people who make our beloved NHS tick… It’s not often we get politucal here on MVD as this, after all, a music site (for random politucal outbursts my personal Twitter account @BrownusPantius is the place to go) but not only do we very much support the Junior Doctors in their dispute with the government over their new contracts but we also realised it was a good excuse to pull together 15 of our favourite Doctor themed tracks from the likes of Dr Read more »

Inspired by the endless conversations about the pros and cons of the Brexit, this week’s playlist takes you on a European tour… Yes, each song is about a famousr European city from the famous to the obscure. Obviously there’s ‘Vienna’ by Ultravox, and their version from Live Aid to boot, and from there on in the likes of Morrissey, Jane Birkin, They Might Be Giants, Van Morrison, Turin Brakes and more take you on a whirwind tour of this wonderful continent you simply love being a part of/this burdensome continent you would rather not be a part of anymore because Read more »

There has been a lot on the new lately due to the Panama Papers. Also, April is the end of the tax year here in the UK, so what else could we do but create a playlist with 15 great songs related to paying contributions, duty, tolls, tributes or whatever you want to call it. It is a secret to no one that the wealthiest out there use loopholes to avoid paying taxes, but it is news that there is finally evidence and documents to prove it. The scandal has already claimed some victims, with the resignation of the president Read more »

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